RPend'S MOCK DRAFT
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Draft Selections
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (CAR)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (CAR)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
JT Tuimoloau Head Shot
PICK: 57 RND: 2 (CAR)
JT Tuimoloau
DE-EDGE Ohio State
Demetrius Knight Jr. Head Shot
PICK: 74 RND: 3 (CAR)
Demetrius Knight Jr.
LB South Carolina
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (CAR)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
Jared Wilson Head Shot
PICK: 111 RND: 4 (CAR)
Jared Wilson
C Georgia
Quinn Ewers Head Shot
PICK: 114 RND: 4 (CAR)
Quinn Ewers
QB Texas
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (CAR)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Savion Williams Head Shot
PICK: 140 RND: 5 (CAR)
Savion Williams
WR TCU
Mello Dotson Head Shot
PICK: 146 RND: 5 (CAR)
Mello Dotson
CB Kansas
Raheim Sanders Head Shot
PICK: 163 RND: 5 (CAR)
Raheim Sanders
RB South Carolina
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (CAR)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
KeAndre Lambert-Smith Head Shot
PICK: 230 RND: 7 (CAR)
KeAndre Lambert-Smith
WR Auburn
Draft Picks Received
Jalon Walker Head Shot
PICK: 12 RND: 1 (DAL)
Jalon Walker
LB Georgia
Malaki Starks Head Shot
PICK: 52 RND: 2 (SEA)
Malaki Starks
S Georgia
Andrew Mukuba Head Shot
PICK: 92 RND: 3 (SEA)
Andrew Mukuba
S Texas
O'Donnell Fortune Head Shot
PICK: 137 RND: 4 (SEA)
O'Donnell Fortune
CB South Carolina
Luke Lachey Head Shot
PICK: 204 RND: 6 (DAL)
Luke Lachey
TE Iowa
No Pick Head Shot
PICK: RND: 7 (DAL)
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Draft Picks Traded
Ashton Jeanty Head Shot
PICK: 8 RND: 1 (DAL)
Ashton Jeanty
RB Boise State
Players Gained
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Cornell Powell
WR
Draft Grade — Panthers
Overall B+
ValueB NeedB+ TradesA+ FutureB-
Williams should have been long gone. The Panthers pounced, and earned a B+.

When a board-topper like Savion Williams slides to No. 140, you do not overthink it, and the Panthers did not.

Every deal seemed to tilt their way, which is not luck. The cost of the Walker reach is exactly the players who went right after him.

On the needs board they went 9 of 9, with wide receiver the one that mattered most.

Add it up and it is a good, unfussy class.

Pick Analysis
Pick12 Rnd1 Jalon Walker
In the 12th overall pick they get a green-dot type in the middle, reach and all. Exactly the need they had to hit.
Pick52 Rnd2 Malaki Starks
Malaki Starks in pick 52 is a gift, value that borders on unfair. A real hole, addressed with a reasonable pick.
Pick57 Rnd2 JT Tuimoloau
They stopped a slide they were happy to see, landing JT Tuimoloau in the 57th pick. It answers the question that was keeping the coaches up at night.
Pick74 Rnd3 Demetrius Knight Jr.
They read the board right and Demetrius Knight Jr. was the payoff at slot 74. A glaring weakness, addressed head on.
Pick92 Rnd3 Andrew Mukuba
Andrew Mukuba in the Round 3 slot lands just on the right side of the ledger. A sensible fit that makes the depth chart a little sturdier.
Pick111 Rnd4 Jared Wilson
A tidy little value on Jared Wilson in Round 4, Pick 9, a step better than break-even. One more legitimate question on the roster, answered.
Pick114 Rnd4 Quinn Ewers
They robbed the room for Quinn Ewers here, a fall nobody at the table saw coming. Another box on the needs board, quietly ticked.
Pick137 Rnd4 O'Donnell Fortune
Nice patience on O'Donnell Fortune, who had no business lasting to No. 137. It also answers one of the loudest questions on the roster.
Pick140 Rnd5 Savion Williams
They barely believed it either: Savion Williams still on the board at Round 5, Pick 2. They walked in needing this and walked out with it.
Pick146 Rnd5 Mello Dotson
Good things come to war rooms that wait, and Mello Dotson at the 146th pick is the proof. This was priority one on the needs board, and now it is handled.
Pick163 Rnd5 Raheim Sanders
Quietly one of the better values of the day, Raheim Sanders at pick 163. It shores up a spot that genuinely needed the help.
Pick204 Rnd6 Luke Lachey
The board had Luke Lachey higher than the Round 6 slot, and the tight end fell to them anyway. A sensible fit for a spot that needed help.
Pick230 Rnd7 KeAndre Lambert-Smith
Circle this one: KeAndre Lambert-Smith at slot 230 is a fall that decides a draft. Top of the wish list, and they did not leave without it.